American painter
George Willoughby Maynard (March 5, 1843 – April 5, 1923) was an American painter, illustrator and muralist.
Biography
George W. Maynard was born in Washington, D.C. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium.[ 1]
His best-known works are the murals inside the old Metropolitan Opera House , New York (demolished 1967); the frieze in the Appellate Court House, New York; and his mural panels at the Library of Congress .
He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1885, and served as its librarian.[ 2]
He died in New York on April 5, 1923.[ 3]
Paintings
Murals
Old Metropolitan Opera House , New York City (demolished 1967)Moses and King David , St. John's Church, Jamaica Plain, Boston , MassachusettsLibrary of Congress
Adventure Discovery Conquest Civilization Justice Courage Fortitude Patriotism Ceiling disc mural: Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
Gallery
In Strange Seas at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1889
Courage
Justice and Courage (background, right)
Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
'76 (Soldier of the Revolution) , Harper's Weekly , July 15, 1876
References
^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography . Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Google Books.^ National Academicians Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine , from National Academy of Design.^ "G. W. Maynard, Artist, 80, To Be Buried at Wash., D.C." Brooklyn Times-Union . Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ Soldier of the Revolution, 1776 , from ArtNet.^ Francis Davis Millet , from National Portrait Gallery.^ Sappho Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.^ In Strange Seas , from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
External links
International National Artists
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